The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 701

Episode 701 This guy is a black magician! (3)

Andrew and Leo waited anxiously for Giselle. The soldiers did not even touch the wine and meat they were served.

The Swipel Army was guarding the area around the castle like an iron wall. No matter how you looked at it, this was not a place where they had called for a banquet. All the troops gathered here could feel this fact firsthand.

Andrew and Leo need to go in, but they don’t even ask them to come in. It was an attitude that clearly showed from the beginning that Giselle was the target.

Of course, the atmosphere couldn’t have been good. Both sides were lined up and glaring at each other.

Tyrone said, rubbing the back of his neck.

“It seems like it’s taking too long. Why don’t we just go in first?”

“Umm… … .”

Andrew pursed his lips and thought about it. Giselle had clearly said she would give a signal when she was done, but there was still no signal from inside.

“Let’s wait a little longer.”

Andrew was anxious, but decided to trust Giselle. He couldn’t move his troops hastily and end up making a mistake.

While I was waiting so anxiously, suddenly a loud noise was heard inside the castle.

Boom!

One side of the castle collapsed and a single flame rose high.

Andrew and Leo are in love.

“It’s a success!”

That was the signal that Giselle had intended to send. It meant that the work had been done.

The Swipels didn’t know what the signal meant, but they knew something was wrong.

Because according to the original plan, the lord was supposed to appear with the knights.

The commanders of the Swipel Army shouted in confusion.

“Enter the castle right away! Something seems to have happened to the lord!”

Andrew also immediately gave orders to his troops.

“First, stop those guys from entering the castle!”

“Wow!”

The troops from both sides, who had already prepared to fight despite the banquet, immediately mixed up and began fighting.

What was unusual was that both the knights of Nordhill and Lax were armed with iron bars rather than blades.

They were the first to jump into the midst of the Swipel soldiers and swing the iron bars wildly.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

“You guys! Do you think you can stop us!”

“You guys are in deep trouble! You’re dead today!”

“You will have to take all my accumulated anger!”

The Allied Knights somehow looked very angry. They had undergone hellish training and pushed the Swipel Army back quite roughly.

There were few knights in the Swipel army waiting outside the castle. Except for a few who were in charge of commanding the troops, they had all gone to the banquet hall.

To begin with, the number of soldiers themselves was much smaller than that of the Allied forces. They alone were unable to stop the Allied knights who were coming in like crazy.

“Hey, stop it! Stop it now!”

No matter how much the knights in command shouted, the Swipel army was pushed back to a point where it was in vain.

The Yulien mercenary group also moved quickly. Osvald, in particular, stood ahead of Tyran and swung his giant hammer wildly.

“Osval, man! I will show you my true power today! I will never back down!”

Osval’s characteristic was that he fought more boldly than anyone else when the situation was advantageous to his allies.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

“Eww!”

The Swipel Army was beaten helplessly without even being able to enter the castle.

The only saving grace for them was that most of the powerful men at the forefront of the opposing team were armed with blunt weapons.

Thanks to that, most of the Swipel Army were able to survive even after being beaten to the point of collapse.

This was also something that Giselle had instructed in advance. If we could just capture Count Swipel, we could absorb all of his forces.

The Swipel Army was unilaterally defeated and clearly felt the difference in strength.

“What, what! Why are you so strong!”

“When did these kids get so strong!”

“Uh, maybe we’re weak?”

Even though the Swipel Army had fewer troops, the gap in skill was too great.

The opposing vanguard units were armed only with clubs and not even a blade. But they were no match for them.

All of the current allied forces were on high alert due to Jiselle’s hellish training. Their skills improved as a bonus.

It’s much easier to deal with people than to survive an hour in a fire. You can also vent your anger. It’s no wonder the Allies went wild.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

“Eww!”

The Swipel Army was defeated with absurd ease. It was only natural, since their mindsets and skills were completely different.

As the Swipel Army was being destroyed, Jiselle appeared and shouted loudly.

“Everyone stop!”

The noise was so loud that it resonated all around, but the troops on both sides did not stop fighting immediately.

Everyone was excited and in a state of chaos, especially those who were venting their anger.

Jiselle clicked her tongue once, stamped her foot, and shouted again loudly.

“Count Swipel has been captured! Everyone stop!”

Kwaaang!

The ground shook as a huge magical power spread out. Only then did the soldiers come to their senses and turn their heads.

Sure enough, Giselle was grabbing Count Swypel by the collar. Count Swypel was holding his leg, his face twisted in pain.

When the fighting stopped, Giselle continued speaking.

“Count Swipel tried to assassinate us and attack Nordhill and Larks! Now I will ask him to pay for what he did!”

Swipelgun finally realized that the plan had been a complete failure.

If we had captured the leaders of the Yulien Mercenary Corps at the banquet hall, it wouldn’t have mattered if there were more allies from Nordhill and Lacus.

The Allied forces would have been disoriented and demoralized as soon as they heard the news of their capture, and the senior knights from this side who had been dealing with the mercenary officers would have been able to join the battle.

However, all the high-ranking knights who followed Giselle and her party were disarmed. Their numbers were reduced and they were not tied down, but they seemed to have given up on fighting.

“Just three people… … defeated all those high-level knights?”

“And there was a top-class article in it too!”

“We can never win with our own strength.”

Swipelgun put down his weapon with a look of despair.

The knights dispatched by Margrave Falkenheim alone were enough to destroy the Swypel Territory. With the knights from the Swypel Territory added to that, the three Yulien mercenaries were able to take down the entire force.

It would be foolish to keep attacking such strongmen. So it would be better to surrender quickly.

Count Swipel’s face became even more distorted as he watched the soldiers put down their weapons.

“Ugh, ugh… … . How did this happen… … .”

Even though I made a mistake, I was determined. I thought I had prepared thoroughly, but my opponent was more skilled than I expected.

It was a pointless thing to do. We should have just quietly divided the territory of the Earldom of Crest as the Allies had proposed.

As Andrew and Leo approached, Count Swiefel knelt on the floor and pleaded.

“Baron Nodehill! Baron Lax! Save me! It was my fault! I must have gone mad for a moment!”

“… … .”

The two looked at Giselle without saying anything.

Jiselle shrugged and smiled.

“I’ll leave it up to you two to decide.”

It was a burdensome concession, but both men knew they had to make the decision.

After all, Jiselle is just a mercenary, and they are the ones who will rule this territory.

Andrew glanced at Leo, who was standing next to him. He was weak-willed and wouldn’t be able to handle something like this.

Andrew stepped forward with a stern face. Then he drew his sword and said:

“Count Swipel, you betrayed the alliance you fought with. You tried to kill us first, so you have nothing to say even if you die, right?”

“Now, wait a minute! Didn’t I say I made a mistake! Please spare me! I will give up my territory and live quietly!”

Count Swipel held Andrew’s ankle and pleaded. All his soldiers were watching, but he paid no attention.

Because saving lives was the immediate priority.

But Andrew said with a determined expression.

“We can’t do that. If we let you live, we’ll be in danger.”

“No! That won’t happen! I’ll live quietly! So please… … .”

Phew!

Andrew swung his sword and decapitated Count Swiefel.

Count Swipel’s head rolled to the floor and his son-in-law fell silent.

In the silence, Andrew raised his sword and shouted.

“The Yulien Mercenaries have overcome the ambush of the vicious enemy and have won! Now, the Swipel County will be ours to take back!”

“Wow!”

Immediately, the cheers of the allied soldiers rang out.

Regardless of the details, the enemy was subdued without major damage and the territory was expanded.

As the two territories grew larger, the benefits returned to the soldiers also increased. Andrew and Leo were lords who knew how to give, unlike other nobles.

So it was natural that the soldiers were happy.

As soon as the place was properly organized, Giselle went straight into the meeting. Now that Margrave Falkenheim had drawn his sword, he had to move faster than before.

“As I said before, Baron Nordhill will take the Swipel County. He will also take half of the Crest County. Rio will take the remaining half.”

As for the distribution of territory, there had already been a rough discussion.

Although Rio was a good lord, he was not enough to become the real power in the kingdom. That is why it was decided to put Andrew in the forefront and have Rio support him.

Jiselle spoke freely about her plans for the future.

“First, we must report to the royal family and request a promotion.”

Just because you took possession of the county, you didn’t automatically become a count. There had to be a process of the royal family recognizing you and bestowing you with the title.

Even if it is only a formality, it is important to be officially recognized anyway.

“You will come to the capital with us soon. After your promotion, we must quickly stabilize the territory. Only then will we be safe from the threat of the Margrave of Falkenheim.”

Andrew and Leo swallowed and nodded.

Things got so big, I honestly couldn’t figure out how it got to this point.

I was just doing what Jiselle told me to do, and when I came to my senses, this is what happened.

‘I feel like I’m riding on a dragon’s back… … . I can’t get off now… … .’

‘But somehow… … I feel like the interval between things happening is getting shorter.’

As always, the two had no choice. If they wanted to live, they had to keep being dragged along.

The two had no complaints about being dragged away by Giselle. They just wished that it would be done safely and slowly.

* * *

Jisel and his party did not set off for the capital right away. For now, it was important to accept the Swipel Army and properly absorb the territory.

There, they also had to carefully decide how to dispose of the high-ranking knights who were taken prisoner.

Thanks to that, the administrators and soldiers were busy moving around. The mercenaries spent their time training or lounging around as usual.

Meanwhile, Jiselle rented a huge warehouse and started doing things on her own.

“Absolutely, absolutely no one is allowed in here. Okay? I want to be alone.”

Due to Giselle’s threats, no one approached the warehouse. Everyone was just going about their individual business.

After about a month, a strange rumor began to spread among the soldiers guarding the warehouse.

“Have you heard the rumor?”

“What rumor?”

“I’m talking about the wizard who lives in that warehouse. He’s very sick.”

“Astion? Astion, why? Where does it hurt?”

“The head.”

“What does that mean?”

The soldier glanced around and whispered quietly.

“They say he keeps talking to someone he can’t see. He also talks to himself a lot. That’s why the Lord locked him up in the warehouse.”

“Huh? Really?”

“Yeah. Schizophrenia? Ego split? Anyway, that’s the deal! I bet he’s muttering to himself in the warehouse right now.”

When talking to Astion, Giselle tries to talk in her mind as much as possible. If she mumbles to herself, she’ll be treated like a crazy person.

But when he was relaxed, he would just raise his voice. Naturally, the servants next to him heard him.

Jiselle pretended to be talking to herself and let it pass naturally, but the problem was when Astion took over her body because of his magic studies.

Astion, who was not yet used to speaking only in his mind, often used his voice when talking to Giselle.

Besides, Astion often muttered to himself even when he wasn’t talking to Giselle.

“What on earth are you talking to yourself about?”

“He said he wanted to be in love. He was reading a book by himself and then he suddenly said, “I’m definitely going to be in love. I’m going to be in love.”

“Huh, what is it about love that makes you go crazy like that?”

“I’m telling you! This is the first time I’ve seen someone so crazy about wanting to be in love!”

“Tsk, tsk, tsk. You don’t have to do that. Even such a strong wizard is losing his mind.”

“Originally, there were a lot of crazy wizards.”

“That’s right, that’s right. Let’s not be wizards.”

The rumor spread quickly. As a result, Astion’s reputation was falling further and further without his knowledge.

As people were muttering, Jiselle was really muttering to herself in the warehouse. However, she wasn’t saying that she wanted to date.

He was now repeating a very important magical formula over and over again.

A huge magic circle was carved on the floor of the warehouse. The surrounding area was filled with a dark aura.

It took a whole month to complete this task. Jiselle’s face looked quite tired from the hard work.

“Whew… … It’s finally done.”

Jiselle waved her staff in the air a few times with a satisfied smile.

Then, black magic flowed out from the phoenix and slowly flowed into the magic circle.

A black fog rose thickly from the magic circle. The fog filled the warehouse and completely obscured the view.

Paaaaah!

Black fog began to gather in the center of the magic circle and began to take shape.

Soon it transformed into the appearance of a knight wearing black armor and a black helmet.

[Where is this place… … .]

A sinister voice rang out. It was like a soul-shaking scream.

The knight’s red eyes flashed inside his helmet. The intense energy emanating from the knight caused his black cloak to flutter.

Death Knight.

The knight who returned from the dead stood before Giselle.